The Day in Pop Digest for 12/30/10: (Yahoo) The defense for the doctor facing trial for involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death will suggest the singer actually killed himself, a prosecutor said during a hearing Wednesday. more(BBC) Executors of Michael Jackson's estate ask the Discovery Channel to cancel plans for an "insensitive" show re-enacting the late singer's autopsy. more
(Jam!) R&B star Usher has been accused of stealing from The Simpsons - DJs in America have allegedly found similarities between his hit track OMG and a comedy Christmas carol featured in the animated show. more
(Billboard) Kim Kardashian, who is supposedly working with The-Dream on her debut album, may have another rap collaboration up her sleeve -- with Kanye West. The two were spotted Tuesday (Dec. 28) outside a Culver City, Calif. recording studio more
(Yahoo) Prosecutors in central Indiana have filed felony domestic battery and child neglect charges against a star of the MTV reality show "Teen Mom." Anderson police began investigating 20-year-old Amber Portwood after a September episode showed her slapping, choking and kicking the 24-year-old father of her daughter. more
(Yahoo) Investigators say an autopsy on R&B singer Teena Marie revealed no signs of trauma, but it likely will be weeks before a cause of death will be determined more
(Billboard) Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" continues to reign on the Billboard albums tally with 276,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan, while over on the Digital Songs chart two songs notch historic sales weeks. more
(Yahoo) Billy Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre's most ardent advocates through radio, television and the landmark Jazzmobile arts venture, has died at age 89. more
(Billboard) Bruno Mars becomes the first male act in over 13 years to take his first two charting radio singles as a lead artist to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 more
(NME) Pixar movie Toy Story 3 has been named the highest-grossing film of 2010. The final installment in the franchise raked in over $1.06 billion at the worldwide box office following its summer release. more
(NME) A remake of the 1990 American sci-fi action film Total Recall has been announced. Len Wiseman, who directed the first two Underworld vampire films is set to direct the movie and he's revealed that he's approached Irish actor Colin Farrell to play the lead role, originally played by Arnold Schwarzenegger more
